Balmorhea Council Notes Utilities Upgrade and Appointments
Balmorhea City Council met for a regular session led by Mayor Helen Humphries. The group approved changes to street lighting costs, authorized more data on workers compensation insurance, appointed Johnny Gomez as director of the Balmorhea Housing Authority, and recorded tax and revenue figures with bills paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balmorhea
Helen K. Humphries
Alfred Pax
Odes O’rear
Pecos Cook
William Sprinkle Jr
Catherine Farrington
Maylor Humphries
West Texas Utilities Co
Humphries
Johnny Gomez
Balmorhea Housing Authority
Rosendo Carrasco
Balmorhea News Roundup: War news and local moves
Balmorhea reports a sister's husband Jim Wilkenson dying in an Army hospital in El Paso. Jose Baeza and family travel to El Paso and return to expect funeral details. Local moves include Marcus Contreras relocating to Pecos base and David Ibarra on leave from Fort Leonard Wood before a Germany tour. The school board met and approved policies while outlining cess pool upgrades overseen by Wes Elliott. Tommie Granado, home on leave from Ft. Bliss, is Balmorhea native and former FFA and football participant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Baeza
Ricardo
Jim Wilkenson
Army
el Paso
David Ibarra
Manuel Ibarra
Fort Leonardwood
Germany
U.S
Ft. Bliss
Tom Granado
Brogado
Balmorhea
FFA
Pecos Man and Sister Held in Reeves County Jail
A Pecos man Larry Terry 22 and sister Barbara Davis 21 were jailed on hindering arrest warrants filed with Reeves County. Davis faces aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly pulling a pistol at an east Pecos bar threatening Shirley Coleman. Bond set at 3000 for Davis and 2000 for Terry. Disturbance cases include Salvador Urias and Orin Gene Walker held on disorderly conduct charges after fights. New livestock ponds on the E B Crane Ranch 25 miles southwest of Balmorhea improve grazing with federal help. Cub Scouts reorganized with Mike Rogers as scoutmaster and three dens meeting at the Methodist hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecos
Reeves County
Larry Terry
Barbara Davis
Butler Smith
Shirley Coleman
Orange St
Phyllis Salyer
Davis
Terry
Salvador Urias
Orin Gene Walker
Urias
E.B. Crane
Crane Ranch
Balmorhea
Davis Mountains
Great Plains Conservation Pogram
Soil Conservation Service Office
Clarence Crenshaw
Mike Rogers
Selah Matta
Enedina Carrasco
Jan Lopez
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
Noon market report shows mixed stocks with gains in Dow
New York stocks recover from early losses aided by business leaders forecast. Dow Jones industrials hover near 937, up 1.16 at noon as NYSE issues spread narrows. Exxon trading 53 1/8 with 149,800 shares. Cotton futures rise with Texan cold weather feared. Grain and soy prices listed. stock averages show small declines across indices.
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New York
Business Council
Exxon
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Texas High Plains
New York Cotton Exchange
ROTC plans eyed for school program on grounds visit
District officials discussed ROTC exploration at the school, potential facilities, and cost estimates with possible public exposure. They noted tax valuation totals and discussed raising minimum valuations, aging buses, and court or regulatory questions, while highlighting civil rights enforcement and a plan for nationwide job information.
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Wright
Ramos
ROTC
Army
Ector High School
Odessa
el Paso
Chester Kesey
Philip Ferguson
Ben Meek
border bandit patrol joins San Ysidro to deter attacks
In San Ysidro California a 10 man border task force led by Sgt Jesus Lopez waits in bushes near the border to target roving bands preying on migrants. In five days three suspects were captured attempting to strike the camouflaged officers with rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Ysidro
Calif
Jesus Manuel Lopez
United States
Tijuana
San Diego
Lopez
Deaths Services for M Deverle Frazier
Obituary notices detail M Deverle Frazier 50 of Midland killed in a Rankin Highway crash near Midland his burial in Merkel Memorials honor his survivors include wife two sons a daughter and his father and brothers Memorials are requested to the American Heart Association or Midland Diagnostic Cancer Center. This notice also lists brief death notices for E G Williams April Patino and Anastacio Madrid with their service details and survivors.
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M. Deverle Frazier
Midland
Marvin Frazier
Morris
Merkel
Frazier
Rankin Highway
Upton County
BTA
Methodist Church
Joe B. Frazier
San Francisco
Calif
Greg D. Frazier
Houston
Becky Frazier Smith
Pecos
Clifford Frazier
American Heart Association
Midland Diagnostic Cancer Center
E.G. Williams
Sydney Williams
Church of Christ
Mr. Williams
Otis A. Williams
Jimmie
April Lee Patino
Inez Patino
Calendar of Pecos Area Community Groups
Calendar notes Monday Evening Lions Club at American Motors Inn 7 30 p m Amistad Lions Club at Lions Den 7 30 p m Pecos Optimists at Chaparral Village Steak House 7 p m Tuesday Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon 8 p m Oak Street phone numbers listed Morning TOPS Club 9 30 a m Federation Parlor w TOPS TX 259 meets at St Community Council Office 6 p m Evening Optimists at Saragosa Hall 8 p m Senior Citizens luncheon and program by David Tunson and ministers wives Community center in Barstow noon 19
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Lions Club
American Motors Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Pecos Alcoholics Anonymous
Al-Anon
Oak St
Morning Tops Club
Federation Parlor
Tops TX 259
St. Community
David Tunson
Ministers Wives
Barstow
School Menu and Late Night Lyrics Echo Nostalgia
The reading lists a weekly school menu including burrito, cheese stick, Spanish rice, greens, pudding and milk alongside pizza, corn, slaw and peanuts. It notes Wednesday and Thursday meals with chicken dressing, candied yams, Waldorf salad, desserts, rolls and milk, plus barbecue beef, fries, gelatin, cake, chicken fried steak and more. A nostalgic closing line recalls nights before pocket radios when only backward fences heard caterwauling.
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West Texas Utilities
Texas Municipal League
Ted Painter
By Frankie Kingston
Marcus Contreras
Pecos Air Base
The
Balmorhea School
C.T. Gray
Cess
Wes Elliott
Tommie Granado
Roy Brey
Fort Davis
Saragosa
Midland Hospital
Orville
Mr. Brey
Green Lantern
Second St
Walker
Chicago
Dow Jones
Indus
Utilities
Associated Press
Alcoa
At&t
Ad Rich
Beth Sd
Borden
Brit. Pet
Cat Trac
Celanese
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Cont Oil
Dow Chem duPont
Eastman
el Paso NG
Fairchild Cam
Ford
Elec
Gen Foods
Mtrs
Gen Tire
Goodrich
Great A&p
Gulf Oil
Gif
Hous LP
IBM
Int
Jhn-Man
John Joh
Litton
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penney
Phill Pet
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Son
Std Oil cl
Ind
Sun Co
Texaco
Texas Inst
UN Carbide
Uniroyal
US Steel
Woolworth
Xerox
Alton Hughes
S. Cypress
Congress
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Jeannette Rankin
Montana
White
OSHA
Joint Budget Committee
Rules Committee
Eagles
ECTOR
W. Hwy
M.D. Frazier
Anastacio Madrid
Anastacio Estrada Madrid
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Santa Rosa
Madrid
Pecos Nursing Home
Adobe
Armando Madrid
Teofilo Madrid
Joe Madrid
Jesse Madrid
Dallas
Petra Molinar
Margie Granado
Elisa Gonzales
Dolores Navarette
Presidio
Catarina Madrid
Artesia
N.M
Buckner News Alliance
Cedar St
Tex
Peggy McCracken
Lynn
Nova Gutierrez
Gene Douglas
Diane Osborn
Doris Welch
Karen Baca
Mily Galindo
Arlos Nichols
Mary Carpenter
Jay
Reeves, Ward
Levine Culberson
Jeff Davis
Texas
Angel
N. Hwy
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